The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, September 21, 1759, Page 4

BOSTON, Scptember 17. By the Courier who arrived laft Thurfday fiom Al- bany, we learn, That Lieut. Fietcher with 10 Men, and one Hopkins,Serjeant Major of theRangeis, with 7 Men, went from Crown Point on a Scout, 2nd had got within a little Way of St. Jsha’s, when they feparated, after agreeing where to meet ata certain Time ; but a Party of the Enemy being cut difcovered Fletcher and his Men, furrounded them, and took them a'l Pri- foners:— That Hopkins’s Party, difcovering the Ezemy they all feparated ; however, after {ome Hours Hop kins with four others got together, when they dif- covered the Enemy’s Encampment on an liland about 8 Miles this Side St. John's, where they faw their Mo tions, and obferved three Men coming downto the Water, who were going to Filla, and no fooner had they began, than Hopkins with his Men rua into the Water about Breaft high, and brought them off, not- withftanding their hallowing, which alarmed the E- nemy, who were feen to be very numerous on the Ramparts, they being within Gun Shot ; but the E- nemy did not fire for fear of killing their owa Men : —Thele Prifoners {2y, That the French are 4oc0 ftrong on this !fland, bave 1oo Pieces of Cannon there well planted, where they defign to make a Stand ; they alfo informed of Lieut, Fletcher and his Party being tzken, who gave latelligence of him, ard that a Paity was out in order to Way lay him, but luckily he did not leave his Wha'e Boats where he determined to meet Fietcher, and by that Means efca- ped ; for he fcarcely pat off beforethe Enemy ap- peared and fired upos him, but did no Damage ; one of the Men that feparated bad got to Crown-Point, the other two are miffing :—And that the Enemy had laoncheda large Man of War, in order to aitack cur Vefiuls of Force on the Lake. We hear from feveral Parts of Conneflicut, that a great Number of Bears have late'y come down among them, and have done much Milchief among the Corn, aifo deftroyed foms Hogs. It hasbeen re marked there, that whenever thefs Bears make their Apperance there, a prodigious Number of Squirrels over {pread that Country (none know from whence) efpecially of the black fort, which at other Times are fcarcely even feen ; it is certain that now, that Pro- vince {warins with thefe Creaturss, Saturday laft an Exprefs returned from Crown Point, where he was fent with Difp:iches from his Excellency our Governor to General Amherit, on the firlt Advice received fromn Quebeck, which was the 3d Inftant ; the other Exprefs with the Difpatches brought by the Duana Frigate, which arrived the 4th, had not reach’d Crown-Point when this came away, which was Yefter- day 7 night in the Afternoon—By him we learn, That the General with his Army ftill continued there, very bufy in finithing the fine Fort erected at that Place— that the Army has been fo remarkable healthy, that ooly 1 Man cf the fix regular Regiments had died a natura! Death fince they left Albany—that the Pro- vincials were alfo very healthy, but cot fo much as the Regulars ; That the Briglaunched there the fisft Inflant had got her Gans on board, and was almeft rigg’d, and that they were going to build anoiicr Sioop immedi- ately, which was to be finithed in 12 or 14 Days, ard to carry 16 Gune ; That the French have 5 Vellcls of Foiceon the Lake, viz. 1 of 16 Guns, 1 of 14,1 of 10, and two of 8 — And that it was faid General Ambherft intended fhortly to pufh forward at all Events. We hear from Norwalk in Coanefticut, that one Mr. Daniel Seymour of that Flace, being out a Gun- ning for Pidgeons, by fome Accicent his Gun went cff and fhot him thro’ the upper Part of his Leg, which broke the Bone to Pieces, {o that there was a Neceffity to take ¢ ff his Leg above the Knee, notwithflarding which, he expired in an Hour or two after, leaving a forrowful Widow and feveral Children. PIOIR P S:M O U T HR To the Pablither of the New HampsHIRE GAZETTE. As the inferting the following in your next Paper may prevent fome avorfe Accident, it avill oblige—Ysur's, &Je, @ On Satarday lalt as fome Gentiemen from this Town, were bound on a Party of Pleaflure, near the upper Ferry of York,one of them difcover’d an Animal, 'which from bis Colour and Situation, concluded muft be a BEAR, whom he determin’d to demolifh without anyCeremony — And being a Martial Man,was pleas’d, no doubt, with an Opportaaity to thew his Agility and Courage, procur’d a Gun, by the Promife of Bruin’s Hide ard Carcafs ( not remembring the good old Pro- verb, ¢ Not ro fell the Skin *till the Bear’s taken.”) Thus equip'd he marches on with Eagernels in queft of his Prey (while his Companion apprehending fome Dan- ger, retired (o an adjacent Houle, that he might eafily fce the Bvent, the other Part of the Company having paf 'd the Ferry) And as he approached the Corn- fi-'d, he difcovers the b'ack coated Gentleman— d.{- charges his Piece, imagining he had perform’d a truly heroick Deed — But to his and his Company’s great Aftonithment, and Saticfation, out runs a poor farm- lels COL T, with his fatal Wound After paying the Countryman for his flain Nag, mounted their Horfes, well pleas’d with having fo luckily condu@ed the Ad- ventuare, as they had heard of a Bear there jaft before. . —— ————— — S et ——— Om————— PORTSMOUTH : Printed by D. FowLs, Roads from New Yorkto Montreal. Rom New Yoik to Half way Ho. 10 to K's bridge, to Albany, 10 to. Conck'in’s, to Saratoga, 36 to Croion’s River, to Fort Edward, 20 to Peckikiil, to Lake George, 14 to Rogers’s, to Ticonderoya, 30 to Fifhkills, to Crown Point, 15 to Poughkeepfie, to Fort Chamble, at to,Staatfborough, at the Eaft End of to Rynbeck, 6 L:ke Champiain, 120 to Schermerhorn’s 10 | to le Piaire, 15 to Livingfton’s M, 14 | to Montreal, o to Claverack, 7 In all 423 Miles. to Kinderhoaok, 14 JUST IMPORTED, and to be SOLD by DAVENPORT and WENTWORTH (CHoice Newea 2f?le COAL, cheap for Cath. Alfo a Variety of Englith GOODs. T O, . BE| SO D By ROBERT TRAILL, Ables and Cordage of all Sizes, made in the very beft Mazner, and on the cheap i Terms, either for Cafb or on fbart Credit Likewife, @ Quantity of Englifh and Ruffia Duck, Ticklinburgs, Oz-abrigs, Cod-lines, Towine, Anchors, Nails, &Fc. Enslifh Piece Goads, &e. &e, ST RAYED from a Pafture in Portfmouth, the 27th of lat Month, a brown MARE, with a black Main and Tail, about 10 Years old, 13 Hands high ; (ome of her Main cut off—Who ever will bring her to the Printer hereof, thall be well rewarded for their Trouble. [57] Province of NEw HaMPsHIRE. OTICE is hereby given to the Jeveral Creditors to the Efiaie of John Purmot, late of Exeter in faid Province, Joiner, deceas’d, Inteflate, that the Jaid Eflate is reprefented Infolvent, and awe the Subferibers are appointed by the Judge of Probate of Jaid Prowince, to reccive, examine and allow the Claims on Jaid Eflate, which fball be well made out : And that for giving the greater Dilpatch herein, we propole to attend that Serwice at the late Manfion Houfe of faid InteRate in Excter aforefaid, on every Tuc/day of this and every Month JSollowing until the 19th of March next, from Lhree to Sewen 0’Clack on the dfternoon of faid Days. Exeter, Sept.1g. Joun Griman, }Commif- 17 Eruraim Ropinson, § fisners, N. B. Thofe awho are flill Indebied to the abovefaid Eflats, are once more difired to pay the Adminifiratrix, Hannah Purmot, or they will be fued to next December Court. (57] 7O be Sold by Benjamin Sanborn a SEVENTY Acre LOT of LAND bhing in the Weft Part of Kingfion in the Parifh of Sandowwn, with a good Houfe, Barn, and balf a Sanv-mill, awith confiderable Improvement. Kingfton, Sept. 4th. 1759. FOle Sold 4y Benjamin Sanborn of Kingflon, a L HIRTY ACRE LOT o LAND hing on the main Road from Kingflon to Chefler, avell Sfituated, with Water for a Tanner, with a good ElousE and BARN, and confiderable of Improvement. I55] & The Lots of Land mentioned in the two above Advertifements, will be fold on the fecond Tuefday of O&ober next, at the Houle of Mr. Exrg Badger's in Kingfton, at One o'Clock in the Afternoon, to the higheft Bidder. Province of New-Hamp/lire. HE Proprietors of BOW are hereby Noufied, that their Jaft annual Meeting ftands adjourn’d to Tuefday the {econd Day of Ofto ber next, at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon, at the Houfe of Mrs. Lowe Chafe, Innholder at Stratham in faid Province ; at which Time and Place it is defired that every Proprietor may be prefent, as Bufinefs of Impor- tance may then be trasfafied. " By Order of {aid Pro- prietors. Stratham, Auguff 28, 1759. Samuer Lang, Prop’rs Clerk. OTICE is hereby given to all avbom it may concern, That the next Annual CONVENTION of the Congregational MINISTERS inthe Province of New Hamplure, s 20 be beld at Newington at the Hou/e of the Rev. Mr. ADaMsS, on the laft Tuelday in September current, agreable 10 the Vote of Jaid Convention at thiir Mecting : the Scribe ordered to give Notice in this public Manner. Porifmouth, Sept. 13. 1759. Samuer Haven, Scribe of the Convention, A Run-away NEGRO Fellow taken op by me the Subfcriber of Peterfborough Slip, fo called, in the Province of New.Hampihire, aged about 'l'wenty five Years, about five Feet ten Inches high, pock broken ; had on a coarfe brown Jacket, a ftriped Linnen Cap and Tow Tiowlers. Whoever is the Owner of faid NEGROQ, may have him again, paying me the Charges. ANDREW JACK. Coefler, Aug. 24.1759. of whom this Paper may be had at One Dollar per Ann. or an Equivalent in Bills of Credit ; at Neabury, Augufl 25, 77 g Newbury-Lottery, Part Third, B TWO BLANKS 0oaPRIZE. V¥ Prizes Dollais | — LY Chief; Part, of ithe 1 of 50 I FHJ“L TICKETS are al- 1 of 250 [ ready dif@s’d of, and the Maszokrs 4 of 100 | are pow roliing up the Numbers, &%, 8 of in order for Drawing, aud the Tima 10 of will foon be fix'd upon ; which the * 15 of Publick are hereby aflfired "will be 20 of', : puncually complied wich. & Tickets to be had of the Ma- 6z of 82 of nagers at Newbury, and of the Printer hereof in Portfmouth. 2131 of ' 4 s JE feveral Licenfed Perfons st and permitted ones in Bidceford, 3re hereby no- tified to meet me there at Mr. Ladd’s on Monday the firlt Day of O&tober next ; thole at Scmborou;b,’at Mr. Benjamin Milliken's the Second ; thefe at Famonth and the Towns Eaftward, at Capt. Bang’s on Wednelday " the Third ; thofe in Berwick, at Capt. Goodivin’s on Taefday the Ninth ; thofe in Kittery, at Mr. Robers Cutr’s the Tenth ; thofe in York, at Mr. Edwvard * Ingrabam'’s the Eleventh ; thofe in Wells, Arunde!! and Philips-Town, at Mr. Peletiab Littleficld’s the 12th of Oflober next, all at Ten o’Clock in the Forenoon, to +« render their Accounts, and pay in their fielt Six MoneHy Excife for this Year; and thereby prevent furthee ‘T'rouble. York, Sept. 10th, 17509. Davier Crark, Colle€tor of Excife for the County of Zurk. P. §. Sach of laft Year as are delinquent, are alfo to meet at T'imes and Places aforefaid, and clear off the fame. : is6l THE Creditors to the Eftate of icholas Perryman, late of Exeter in New Hamp- fhire, Efq; deceafed, are HEREBY NOTIPIED, That a longer Time being allow’d the Comm {lioners to receive and examine their feveral Claims, the faid Commfiicn- ers will attend that Service on the laft Mondays of Sep- rember Inftant and of O&tober next, at the Dweliing: Houle of Capt. Nathaniel Folfom, Innholder in Exeter, from Four to Eight of the Clock in the Afteinoon of cach of faid Days. Exeter, Sept. 1, 17509, Joun Prirrrrs, Nartnavnier Forsowm, W E the Subfcribers being ap- pointed Commifiioners by the Hon. Riciarp Wisirp, Eiq; Judge of the Probate, &c. for the Province of New Hampthire, to receive and examine the Claimg* of the feveral Creditors to theEftate of Alexander Walker, jun’r, late of Londonderry in faid Province, Trader, ceceas’d, reprefented infolvent ; and fix Months being 2s) » e . « Cemmifioners, allowed the Creditors to bring in their Claims, Noticg is hereby given, That we will attend faid Service at the Houfe of Mr. Rebert Clendinin in faid Londondersy, on the laft Wednefday of this and the four following Months, from Eight in the Moroing uatil Seven o Ciock in the Afternoon. Londonderry, ~ Moses BaRNETT, C & Sepr. 5, 1759, James MACGREGORE, Ty ALL Perfons that are indebted to the abavefaid Eftate are defired to meet the Subfcriber hereof, Adminiftrator to the abovefaid Eftate on the fift cr fecond of the abovefaid Days, at the abovefaid Place, in order for a Settlement, to prevent them fpeedy Trouble. e il564 ArexanpEr WALKER. TO BE SOLD, 4 NEGRO MAN about 22 e Years of dge, a flout, firong, likely Fellow, and can be wwell recommended. Inquire of Mr. GEORGE Meserve of Portfmouth, {56] - VW Hereas Mefli’rs Caleb Emery,, Charles Froff, and Fobn Heard Bartlet, are zp- pointed Commifioners by the Hon. the Judge of Pro- pate for the County of Yoré, to receive and exzmine the Glaims cf the {everal Creditors to the Eflate of Hugh Tucker, lute of Kittery in the Couaty of York, Mar.ner, deceas'd, Inteflate, (reprefented infolvent) by Fane Tucker, Adminillratrix of faid Eftate ; and fix Months from the gth Day of Fu/y laft being allowed for that Service, The feveral Creditorsof faid ' Eftate .are hereby NoTiriep that the Commiflioners wiil attend that Service at the Houfe of the faid Adminiftratrix in Kittery aforefaid, on the ialt Monday of Augufi Inft, and the fourth Monday of September, O&ober, No- vember, and December next, from Two to Five of the C ock ia the Afternoon each Day ; per Order of the Commiffioners. Kittery, Auguft gth, 1759. o, CALEB EMERY, THIS DAY PUBLISHED, 4nd Sold by the Frinter hereof, ’ Particular and very affeing ACCOUNT of the horrid Cruelties and Basba- A rities committed by the Ruifians oa the KIN G or PRUSSIA’s Domigions fince the Commencement of the prefent War : Being Extratsof two LerTERs, Half to be paid at Entrance,